Movie Outline Screenwriting Blog

October 13, 2004 (London, UK) – Nuvotech is pleased to announce the release of the Movie Outline Reference eBook, which can also serve as a companion for its screenplay outlining software Movie Outline 2.0.

Movie Outline is an innovative step-outlining application allowing screenwriters to plan the structure of their screen story before writing the screenplay. It enables simple story planning with flexible scene reorganization and simultaneous reference to successful Hollywood movies. By streamlining the creation process of the entire outline structure, Movie Outline gives the screenwriter the space to think while constructing their story.

About Nuvotech

Movie Outline is developed and distributed internationally by Nuvotech, a British technology company based in London, founded by produced screenwriter and director Dan Bronzite to publish innovative software for the creative industry.

Movie Outline's intuitive design helps you build and navigate your story outline, script and notes step by step through an AV remote-style console. You can highlight steps in different colors, merge multiple steps into a single step and easily rearrange your story narrative.

Index Cards For Steps & Scenes

Drag & Drop Reorganization

Color-Coded To Match Story Structure

Organizing your storyline is simple with Movie Outline's 'Drag & Drop' index cards which display your outline, script and notes for each step and scene. The cards can be color-coded to match your current structure template and repositioned in your outline with your mouse.

Create Your Own Structure Templates

Expand & Collapse Step Content

Reference 12 Hollywood Movies

PowerView lets you customize your story structure into color-coded acts, sequences or chapters and includes sample templates like the "Hero's Journey" and the "3 Act Structure" which many Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. You can also create your own templates.

Analyze Highs & Lows Of Your Story

Set FeelFactor Levels For Each Step

View 12 Hollywood Movie Graphs

Analyze your story pacing via a colored graph and compare it with breakdowns of popular movies in your reference library. The graph displays "FeelFactors" which are story elements that evoke a response in your audience such as shock, mystery, tension and romance.

Create In-Depth Character Profiles

Build Character Arcs Step By Step

Track Characters & View Speech Count

Movie Outline's Character Profile Wizard helps you create three-dimensional characters by answering a series of probing questions to build their personality. You can also define relationships with other characters and develop individual story arcs scene by scene.